title: Quality improvement in North Carolina's public health departments.
abstract: North Carolina has been a leader in the application of quality improvement (QI) to public health practice. Over the past decade, numerous developments have served to accelerate the adoption of QI in North Carolina's local health departments. The outstanding results from the widespread application of QI should help North Carolina to become a healthier state.
authors.affiliation: Center for Public Health Quality, PO Box 18763, Raleigh, NC 27619, USA. Greg.Randolph@phquality.org
authors.forename: Greg D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Randolph
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bruckner
authors.forename: Claire H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: See
mesh_terms: D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000266:history; D013219:State Government